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International Journal Of Horticulture, Agriculture And Food Science(IJHAF)

Effect of Potting Mixture on Growth and Development of Grafted Saplings of Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) in Ramechhap, Nepal

Khem Raj Upadhyaya , Apil Joshi


International Journal of Horticulture, Agriculture and Food science(IJHAF), Vol-9,Issue-2, April - June 2025, Pages 1-9, 10.22161/ijhaf.9.2.1

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Article Info: Received: 02 Mar Jan 2025; Received in revised form: 03 Apr 2025; Accepted: 08 Apr 2025; Available online: 15 Apr 2025

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The present investigation on “Effect of different potting media on growth characteristics of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) saplings” was conducted in Ramechhap, Nepal, in 2023. The experiment aimed to find out the most suitable combination of potting media for optimal growth of sweet orange sapling. The experiment was laid out according to one factor Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three experimental units. Seven different combinations of potting media treatments: T1 (surface soil: Farm yard manure (FYM)), T2 (surface soil: vermicompost), T3 (forest soil: sand: FYM), T4 (surface soil: sand: vermicompost), T5 (forest soil: vermicompost), T6 (surface soil: sand) and T7 (cocopeat: surface soil) were taken in the ratio of 1:1 by volume. Based on the results obtained from the present investigation, it was observed that the maximum increase in plant height 28.98 centimeters (cm), leaf area (16.83cm2), number of primary branches (3.14), number of leaves (15.20) and survival percentage (85.25%) was observed in treatment combinations of forest soil with vermicompost. The maximum stem diameter (2.51cm) was recorded in media combination T3 (forest soil: sand: FYM). The study concluded that most effective mixture of potting media for enhanced growth of sweet orange saplings was found to be T5 (Vermicompost: forest soil) (1:1) followed by T2 (surface soil: vermicompost) (1:1) and least growth was seen in T7 (cocopeat: surface soil) (1:1).

Completely Randomized Design, Growth characteristics, Potting media, Saplings, Vermicompost

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